The Transatlantics – The TransatlanticsThe Transatlantics – The Transatlantics

The Transatlantics are an Australian funk and soul collective that had my heart the first time I heard Couldn’t Be Him. It seems that they are on a mission of bringing back the music of the past. A bit high, but pleasant vocals of Tara Lynch, accompanied by the guitars and horns brings us back to the era of James Brown and earlier, to the classic soul traditions.

Guitar solo on That’s When I Feel So Lonely is worth the best ones of the 70s, and soul vocals reminds of the best female singers of the past century. On Fire, I’ve Been Bad, Talk Like That and other tracks of the debut album (coming out in November on Freestyle Records) could be heard in Tarantino movies. And still, there’s a feeling that the Transatlantics should be listened to live, on stage of a retro-feel club, with cocktail dresses, champagne and cigars…

A wonderful album that’s best either live or at least on vinyl. It was, by the way, mixed and tracked entirely from analogue tape. The stylization of the classic American funk and soul is perfect.[/lang_en]